Salhouse Sunchaser (Shadow) Sire: NZ CH Santamaria The Patriot Dam: Sanastasia Sth'n Star Chara Whelped: 21 February 2006 Hips: 11:10 Elbows: B:1a Eyes: Clear Eye Certificate 9/5/10  Achievements: Shadow's greatest achievement to date was to select us as her keepers. When she was a puppy, along with the six other littermates, we used to visit the puppies outside in the garden but then come in through either the conservatory door or through the gate at the side. Invariably one puppy used to be on our side of the door/gate once we had closed it and we began to realise that it was always the same one that slipped through. This same puppy used to follow my husband around as well and consequently she became the beautiful girl that we kept and she was named "Shadow" because my husband considered she shadowed him all the time. Shadow has the most wonderful personality. She plays hide and seek, is always mischievous in a nice way, and she talks to us. She can be quite vocal when greeting people she knows, not barking, but almost squealing her delight at the meeting. She also is the most wonderful cuddler in the world. I have never known a dog to cuddle the way she does. She knows just how to get in the right place and hold on to you in such a lovely way. You cannot sit or lay on the floor in our house without Shadow comandeering a cuddle. Kula is also a cuddler, but she doesn't stand much of a chance with Shadow around as Shadow will always get in between her Mum and whichever human is on the floor. Shadow whelped a litter of 7 puppies on 7 April 2010. For some of the drama involved in this whelping, see the News page. There is also a page called Shadow's litter 2010 where there are photos of this lovely litter of four male and three female puppies. We have kept one of the female puppies from this litter and have named her Sherry. You can find out more about her on her own page. Shadow has a second great achievement now - she won a CC at Hastings on 11 December 2010 (see News item dated 12 December 2010, Shadow's first CC). To find out more about how Shadow came into our lives, go to Kula's litter 2006 page.
Photos:  Shadow with her first CC - Hastings, 11 Dec 2010    Shadow the tree climber!  Baby Shadow and "friend". 
Early puppy photo of Shadow.
Puppy Shadow with a chewy (or is it a cigar?)!  Surprised Shadow! 
Keep splashing Shadow, you won't drown! Shadow absolutely loves swimming. 
Shadow on guard!  
Shadow wins the prettiest dog in show.
Shadow sneaking off with her Christmas pressie.
Shadow with her favourite cuddly toy.  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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